5 King George V Park (former adult paradise)

Audio guide introduction: 1 minute 49 seconds

The "King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon" is located in the Kwun Chung area of ​​Kowloon. Before the construction of Kowloon Park, the King George V Memorial Park had always been the largest recreational area in Kowloon. The park is full of outstanding people. Walking here often in your free time can purify your soul, especially if you know the origin of this park (approximately No. 30 Guanyong Street)?

Once upon a time, it was the "Kwun Chung Cinema" that specialized in showing adult movies (small movies). The theater has now been demolished and incorporated into the King George V Park.

The history of "small film" theaters in Hong Kong can be traced back to the 1980s: In 1988, the government implemented the "three-tier film system", and some large theaters such as the "Tai Wah Cinema" in Jordan (located at the junction of Nathan Road and Sai Kung Street) specialized in Category III films (movies with gory, violent and pornographic themes) are used as a solicitation.

Due to the growing popularity of Category III films, many mini Category III cinemas have emerged. In Hong Kong's heyday, there were dozens of such cinemas, and Kwun Chung Cinema was one of them. The theater has a movie studio with about 100 seats. Although it is said that it has played pornographic "movies" for many years, it is actually more accurate to say that it plays pornographic "videos" through the projector.

As for the screening time of "movies", they are shown in the form of "serial shows", which means that the movies are played one after another without any breaks in between. Consumers can enter and exit the studio multiple times after buying the movie (as long as Just keep the ticket stub), which is the so-called "one ticket, you will laugh when you see it".

In 2011, the Guanyong Cinema closed down in March due to a substantial rent increase by the owner, officially ending the history of this small movie theater.

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